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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla - file image.

No-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla admitted in LS

March 10, 2026, 01:00 PM - 2 min read

The House has allocated 10 hours for a fiery debate on the matter, marking a rare instance of a Speaker’s conduct being formally scrutinised through such a resolution.

LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders stage a protest over the West Asia crisis with posters and banners reading, Gulf burning, oil shock. Indians stranded; India needs leadership, not silence, during the second part of Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday.

Govt ducks Iran crisis debate, blames ‘irresponsible’ Oppn

March 9, 2026, 10:34 PM - 3 min read

Global oil prices surged as the Iran war intensified and Tehran appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, heightening fears of supply disruptions and instability in the Middle East.

Congress moves suspension notice in RS, LS over West Asia conflict

Cong moves suspension notice in RS, LS over West Asia conflict

March 9, 2026, 10:37 AM - 2 min read

In the Lok Sabha, Manish Tewari called for a transparent assessment of the government’s strategy to protect national interests, while Surjewala’s motion in the Rajya Sabha highlighted the precarious position of India’s strategic partnerships and the welfare of millions of citizens working in the Gulf.

No-trust move, Iran war to rock Budget Session 2.0

March 9, 2026, 08:40 AM - 3 min read

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to brief Parliament on the crisis, which has now entered its tenth day following the joint strikes on February 28.

Telangana to table gig workers’ welfare Bill in Budget session

February 22, 2026, 05:45 PM - 3 min read

Government set to introduce landmark legislation for social security and rights of over four lakh platform and gig workers, fulfilling Congress poll promise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi - file image.

Defence and growth anchor PM Modi’s budget vision

February 16, 2026, 08:23 AM - 4 min read

Reflecting on previous administrations, the Prime Minister alleged that historical economic mismanagement had weakened India’s negotiating capacity, noting that past negotiations often broke down without substantial achievements.

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu - file image.

RDG slash makes 2026-27 budget a tightrope for Sukhu

February 15, 2026, 06:51 PM - 5 min read

While the state government that finds itself handicapped to go ahead with the planned budget for 2026-27 in the wake of RDG withdrawal has been left cribbing, calling it grave injustice by the Centre with mountain states like Himachal, the BJP is counter blaming the Congress government for not putting forth the view point before the Finance Commission effectively.

Motion row peaks as Parliament takes break

February 13, 2026, 09:56 PM - 5 min read

Parliament's Budget Session Phase 1 ends amid row over India-US trade deal & Naravane memoir; adjourns till March 9. Centre backs Dubey motion against Rahul; he meets farmers to plan stir.

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned, to reconvene on March 9

February 13, 2026, 01:21 PM - 2 min read

Despite the chaotic atmosphere, which included disruptions stemming from Rahul Gandhi being barred from quoting the former Army Chief on the 2020 India-China conflict, the Lok Sabha managed to pass ‘The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026’ on Thursday after prolonged debate.

The government is set to present a Vote on Account rather than a full budget, as its current term runs until mid-May

Bengal budget session: Governor’s address comes amid sloganeering

February 5, 2026, 01:56 PM - 2 min read

Soon after the session began, members of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) raised chants of “Jai Bangla,” while BJP legislators responded with “Bharat Mata Ki Jai,” filling the assembly hall with counter-slogans

Constitutional expert and former Lok Sabha secretary general, P D T Achary, termed the passage of the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address without the customary reply by the prime minister as an “unprecedented development”

In a first, LS clears Motion of Thanks without PM’s speech

February 5, 2026, 01:44 PM - 2 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not present in the House when Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, put the amendments moved by the Opposition to the Motion of Thanks to vote, which were subsequently rejected

Both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to resume discussion on the motion of ‘Thanks to the President’s Address’ during the ongoing Budget Session, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to reply in the Rajya Sabha to the Motion of Thanks

Oppn to protest in RS against objection to Rahul Gandhi’s speech

February 5, 2026, 11:46 AM - 3 min read

In line with the floor strategy, that INDIA bloc MPs discussed today in the presence of Gandhi at the office of Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the Opposition’s protests are set to continue for allegedly preventing Rahul Gandhi from addressing the Lower House and citing former Army Chief General MM Naravane’s unpublished memoir on the 2020 China standoff